Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the common organisation of the market in hops
Date: 2005-08-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common organisation of markets, extra-EU trade, hops, marketing, producer organisation, third country

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 24.8.2005 
COM(2005) 386 final 

2005/0162 (CNS) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

concerning the common organisation of the market in hops 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1696/71  of  26  July  1971  on  the  common  organisation  of  the 
market in hops has been substantially amended several times. In view of this, and in particular 
the  amendments  under  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1782/2003  of  29  September  2003 
establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy 
and  establishing  certain  support  schemes  for farmers,  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1696/71  should 
be  repealed  and  replaced  by  a  new  Regulation,  for  the  sake  of  clarity  and  a  proper 
understanding  of  Community  legislation.  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No 1037/72  of 
18 May 1972 laying down general rules for granting and financing aid for hop producers, the 
provisions  of  which  are  incorporated  in  Regulation  (EC)  No  1782/2003,  should  also  be 
repealed.  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1981/82  of  19  July  1982  drawing  up  the  list  of 
Community regions, in which production aid for hops is granted only to recognised producer 
groups,  and  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  879/73  of  26  March  1973  on  the  granting  and 
reimbursement  of  aid  accorded  by  the  Member  States  to  recognised  producer  groups  in  the 
hop  sector  have  become  obsolete  following  the  adoption  of  Regulation  (EC)  No 1782/2003 
and can also be repealed. 

The  new  Regulation  will  replace  the  various  regulations  incorporated  in  Regulation  (EEC) 
No 1696/71,  retaining  and  rearranging  its  contents.  A  number  of  articles  have  also  been 
amended slightly to bring the Regulation up to date. In particular, account has been taken of 
the changed role of producer groups, who no longer participate in the management of the aid. 
Although annual or multi-annual contracts continue to play a major role in the marketing of 
hops and helping to ensure market stability, and the mutual exchange of information between 
the Member States and the Commission has been retained, the official registration of contracts 
is no longer necessary. The rules on trade with third countries have also been updated. 

This  proposal  has  been  drawn  up  on  the  basis  of  a  consolidation  of  the  text  of  Regulation 
(EEC) No 1696/71 in all the official languages and the acts amending it. 

Where  articles  have  been  renumbered,  the  concordance  between  the  previous  and  new 
numbering is set out in the correlation table annexed to the Regulation. 

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2005/0162 (CNS) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

concerning the common organisation of the market in hops 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular 
Article 36 and the third subparagraph of Article 37(2) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organisation of 
the  market  in  hops1  has  been  substantially  amended  several  times,  in  particular  by 
Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1782/2003  of  29  September  2003  establishing  common 
rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing 
certain  support  schemes  for  farmers  and  amending  Regulations  (EEC)  No  2019/93, 
(EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) 
No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) 
No  2529/20012.  For  the  sake  of  clarity,  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1696/71  should  be 
repealed and replaced. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1037/72 of 18 May 1972 laying 
down  general  rules  for  granting  and  financing  aid  for  hop  producers3,  Council 
Regulation  (EEC)  No  1981/82  of  19  July  1982  drawing  up  the  list  of  Community 
regions,  in  which  production  aid  for  hops  is  granted  only  to  recognised  producer 
groups4, and Council Regulation (EEC) No 879/73 of 26 March 1973 on the granting 
and  reimbursement  of  aid  accorded  by  the  Member  States  to  recognised  producer 
groups  in  the  hop  sector5,  which  have  become  obsolete  following  the  adoption  of 
Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, should also be repealed. However, since Slovenia does 
not plan to apply the single payment scheme until 1 January 2007, provision should be 

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OJ  L  175,  4.8.1971,  p. 1.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  2320/2003  (OJ L 345, 
31.12.2003, p. 18). 
OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 118/2005 
(OJ L 24, 27.1.2005, p. 15). 
OJ  L  118,  20.5.1972,  p. 19.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EEC)  No 1604/91  (OJ L 149, 
14.6.1991, p. 13). 
OJ L 215, 23.7.1982, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession. 
OJ  L  86,  31.3.1973,  p. 26.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2254/77  (OJ L 261, 
14.10.1977, p. 3). 

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(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

(8) 

(9) 

made  for  Article  7  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1696/71  and  Regulations  (EEC)  Nos 
1037/72 and 1981/82 to continue to apply in Slovenia for the 2006 harvest. 

Hops  and  vegetable  saps  and  extracts  of  hops  are  products  which  are  generally 
interchangeable. To enable the objectives of Article 33 of the Treaty to be achieved and 
ensure  that  the  common  agricultural  policy  has  full  effect  in  the  hops  sector,  the 
measures on trade with third countries and the marketing rules adopted for hops should 
be extended to vegetable saps and extracts of hops. 

To ensure a fair standard of living for producers, Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 lays 
down aid schemes for certain sectors, including hops. 

A  quality  policy  should  be  followed  throughout  the  Community  by  implementing 
provisions  concerning  certification  together  with  rules  prohibiting,  as  a  general  rule, 
the marketing of products for which a certificate has not been issued or, in the case of 
imported  products,  those  which  do  not  comply  with  equivalent  minimum  quality 
characteristics. 

To  stabilise  markets  and  ensure  reasonable  prices  for  supplies  to  consumers, 
centralisation  of  supply  and  the  joint  adaptation  by  growers  of  their  produce  to  the 
requirements of the market should be encouraged. 

To that end the grouping of growers in bodies which require their members to comply 
with  certain  common  rules  should  further  the  achievement  of  the  objectives  of 
Article 33 of the Treaty.  

To  avoid  any  discrimination  between  producers  and  to  ensure  the  unity  and 
effectiveness of any action undertaken, conditions should be laid down, for the whole 
of the Community, with which producer groups must comply in order to be recognised 
by  the  Member  States.  To  obtain  effective  centralisation  of  supply  it  is  necessary  in 
particular that the groups should be of an economically viable size and that the entire 
output  of  producers  should  be  marketed  either  directly  by  the  group  or  by  the 
producers, according to common rules. 

The  measures  envisaged  should  enable  an  import  scheme  to  be  provided  for  based 
solely on application of the common customs tariff. 

These  measures  make  it  possible  to  waive  all  quantitative  restrictions  at  the  external 
frontiers  of  the  Community.  This  procedure  may,  however,  in  exceptional  cases,  be 
found  to  be  inadequate.  In  such  cases,  in  order  not  to  leave  the  Community  market 
defenceless  against  any  disturbances  arising  therefrom,  the  Community  should  be 
empowered  to  take  all  necessary  measures  quickly.  These  measures  should  be  in 
accordance with the Community’s international obligations. 

(10)  The  proper  functioning  of  the  single  market  would  be  compromised  by  the  grant  of 
national aid. As a result, the provisions of the Treaty governing state aid should apply 
to the products covered by this common market organisation. 

(11)  The experience gained in the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 has revealed 
the  need  for  instruments  enabling  preventive  action  to  be  taken  where  a  risk  of 
structural surpluses or market disturbance arises.  

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(12)  The  measures  required  for  implementing  this  Regulation  must  be  adopted  in 
accordance  with  Council  Decision  1999/468/EC  of  28  June  1999  laying  down  the 
procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission6. 

(13)  The transition from Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 to this Regulation is likely to create 
difficulties not envisaged in this Regulation. In order to deal with those difficulties, the 
Commission should be authorised to adopt transitional measures, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

CHAPTER I 
INTRODUCTORY PROVISONS 

Article 1 

1. 

A common organisation of the market in hops, including rules on marketing, producer 
groups  and  trade  with  third  countries,  is  hereby  established,  covering  the  following 
products: 

CN code 

1210 

Description of goods 

Hop cones, fresh or dried, whether or not ground, powdered or in the form of 
pellets; lupulin 

2. 

The  rules  of  this  Regulation  on  marketing  and  trade  with  third  countries  shall  also 
apply to the following products: 

CN code 

Description of goods 

1302 13 00 

Vegetable saps and extracts of hops 

For the purposes of this Regulation: 

Article 2 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

“hops” means the dried inflorescenses, also known as cones, of the (female) climbing 
hop plant (Humulus lupulus); these inflorescenses, which are greenish yellow and of 
an ovoid shape, have a flower stalk and their longest dimension generally varies from 
2 to 5 cm; 

“hop  powder”  means  the  product  obtained  by  milling  the  hops,  containing  all  the 
natural elements thereof; 

“hop powder with higher lupulin content” means the product obtained by milling the 
hops after mechanical removal of a part of the leaves, stalks, bracts and rachides; 

“extract of hops” means the concentrated products obtained by the action of a solvent 
on the hops or on the hop powder; 

“mixed hop products” means a mixture of two or more of the products referred to in 
points (a) to (d). 

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This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to the measures provided for in Regulation (EC) 
No 1782/2003. 

Article 3 

CHAPTER II 
MARKETING 

Article 4 

1. 

2. 

The  products  referred  to  in  Article  1,  harvested  within  the  Community  or  prepared 
from  hops  harvested  within  the  Community,  shall  be  subject  to  a  certification 
procedure. 

The  certificate  may  be  issued  only  for  products  having  the  minimum  quality 
characteristics appropriate to a specific stage of marketing. In the case of hop powder, 
hop powder with higher lupulin content, extract of hops and mixed hop products, the 
certificate may only be issued if the alpha acid content of these products is not lower 
than that of the hops from which they have been prepared. 

3. 

The certificate shall indicate at least: 

(a) 

the place(s) of production of the hops; 

(b) 

the year(s) of harvesting; 

(c) 

the variety or varieties. 

Article 5 

1. 

2. 

The  products  referred  to  in  Article  1  may  be  marketed  or  exported  only  if  the 
certificate referred to in Article 4 has been issued. 

In the case of imported products, the attestation provided for in Article 9(2) shall be 
deemed to be the certificate. 

Measures  derogating  from  paragraph  1  may  be  adopted  in  accordance  with  the 
procedure referred to in Article 15(2): 

(a) 

in order to satisfy the trade requirements of certain third countries; or 

(b) 

for products intended for special uses. 

The measures provided for in the first subparagraph must: 

(a) 

not  prejudice  the  normal  marketing  of  products  for  which  the  certificate  has 
been issued; 

(b)  be  accompanied  by  guarantees  intended  to  avoid  any  confusion  with  those 

products. 

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CHAPTER III 
PRODUCER GROUPS  

Article 6 

For  the  purposes  of  this  Regulation,  “producer  group”  means  a  group  consisting  exclusively 
or, where national legislation allows, mainly of hop producers recognised by a Member State 
under Article 7 and formed on the initiative of the producers for the purpose of achieving one 
or more of the following objectives: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

1. 

2. 

concentrating supply and helping to stabilise the market by marketing all the produce 
of the members or, if necessary, by purchasing hops at a higher price in accordance 
with Article 7(4)(a); 

adapting such production jointly to the requirements of the market and improving the 
product,  in  particular  by  converting  to  other  varieties,  reorganising  hop  gardens, 
carrying  out  promotion,  and  conducting  research  into  production,  marketing  and 
integrated protection; 

promoting  the  rationalisation  and  mechanisation  of  cultivation  and  harvesting 
operations  in  order  to  render  production  more  profitable  and  better  protect  the 
environment; 

deciding what varieties of hops may be grown by its members and adopting common 
rules on production. 

Article 7 

The  authority  competent  to  recognise  producer  groups  shall  be  the  Member  State 
within whose territory the producer group has its registered office. 

Member States shall recognise producer groups which request recognition and fulfil 
the following general conditions: 

(a)  They  have  legal  personality  or  sufficient  legal  capacity  to  be  subject,  under 

national legislation, to rights and obligations. 

(b)  They apply common rules for production and placing on the market (first stage 

of marketing). 

(c)  Their  statutes  include  an  obligation  on  producers  who  are  members  of  groups 

to: 

(i) 

comply  with  the  common  rules  on  production  and  decisions  on  the 
varieties to be grown, 

(ii)  market all their produce through the group. 

(d)  They provide proof of economically viable activity. 

(e)  They  exclude  throughout  their  field  of  activity  any  discrimination  between 
Community producers or groups in respect of, in particular, their nationality or 
place of establishment. 

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(f)  They  guarantee  all  producers  who  undertake  to  comply  with  the  statutes, 

without discrimination, the right to belong to a group. 

(g)  Their statutes include provisions aimed at ensuring that the members of a group 
who wish to give up their membership may do so after having been a member 
for at least three years and provided that they inform the group of their intention 
at  least  one  year  before  they  leave,  without  prejudice  to  the  national  laws  or 
regulations designed to protect, in specific cases, the group or creditors thereof 
against  the  financial  consequences  which  might  arise  from  a  member  leaving, 
or to prevent a member from leaving during the financial year. 

(h)  Their statutes include the obligation to keep separate accounts for the activities 

in respect of which they have been recognised. 

(i)  They do not hold a dominant position in the Community. 

The obligation provided for in paragraph 2(c) shall not apply to products covered by 
sales  contracts  concluded  by  producers  before  they  joined  the  producer  group, 
provided that the latter was informed of and approved such contracts. 

Notwithstanding paragraph 2(c)(ii), where the producer group so authorises and under 
the conditions it lays down, members of a producer group may: 

(a) 

replace  the  obligation  to  have  all  their  production  marketed  by  the  producer 
group  provided  for  in  paragraph  2(c)(ii)  with  marketing  in  accordance  with 
common rules incorporated in the statutes to ensure that the producer group has 
the  right  to  monitor  selling  prices,  which  it  must  approve,  failure  to  do  so 
requiring the group to buy back the hops concerned at a higher price; 

(b)  market,  through  the  offices  of  another  producer  group  chosen  by  their  own 
group,  products  which  by  virtue  of  their  characteristics  are  not  necessarily 
covered by the commercial activities of the latter. 

3. 

4. 

CHAPTER IV 
TRADE WITH THIRD COUNTRIES 

Article 8 

Save  as  otherwise  provided  for  in  this  Regulation,  the  rates  of  import  duty  in  the  common 
customs tariff shall apply to the products listed in Article 1. 

Article 9 

1. 

2. 

The  products  referred  to  in  Article  1  coming  from  third  countries  may  be  imported 
only if their quality standards are at least equivalent to those adopted for like products 
harvested within the Community or made from such products. 

The  products  referred  to  in  Article  1  shall  be  considered  as  being  of  the  standard 
referred  to  in  paragraph  1  of  this  Article  if  they  are  accompanied  by  an  attestation 
issued by the authorities of the country of origin and recognised as equivalent to the 
certificate referred to in Article 4. 

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In the case of hop powder, hop powder with higher lupulin content, extract of hops 
and mixed hop products, the attestation may only be recognised as being equivalent to 
the certificate if the alpha acid content of these products is not lower than that of the 
hops from which they have been prepared. 

The  equivalence  of  these  attestations  shall  be  verified  according  to  the  procedure 
referred to in Article 15(2). 

Article 10 

The  general  rules  for  the  interpretation  of  the  Combined  Nomenclature  and  the 
special  rules  for  its  application  shall  apply  to  the  tariff  classification  of  products 
referred to in Article 1. The tariff nomenclature resulting from the application of this 
Regulation shall be incorporated in the common customs tariff. 

Save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation or in provisions adopted under it, 
the following shall be prohibited in trade with third countries: 

(a) 

the levying of any charge having equivalent effect to a customs duty; 

(b) 

the  application  of  any  quantitative  restriction  or  measure  having  equivalent 
effect. 

Article 11 

If,  by  reason  of  imports  or  exports,  the  Community  market  in  one  or  more  of  the 
products listed in Article 1 is affected by, or is threatened with,  serious disturbance 
likely  to  jeopardise  the  achievement  of  the  objectives  set  out  in  Article  33  of  the 
Treaty, appropriate measures may be applied in trade with non-member countries of 
the World Trade Organisation until such disturbance or threat of it has ceased. 

If the situation referred to in paragraph 1 arises, the Commission shall, at the request 
of a Member State or on its own initiative, decide upon the necessary measures. The 
Member  States  shall  be  notified  of  such  measures,  which  shall  be  immediately 
applicable. If the Commission receives a request from a Member State, it shall take a 
decision thereon within three working days of receipt of the request. 

The  measures  referred  to  in  paragraph  2  may  be  referred  to  the  Council  by  any 
Member State within three working days of the day on which they are notified. The 
Council  shall  meet  immediately.  It  may,  acting  by  a  qualified  majority,  amend  or 
repeal  the  measures  in  question  within  one  month  of  the  day  on  which  they  were 
referred to the Council. 

Measures adopted under this Article shall be applied having regard to the obligations 
arising from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300(2) of the Treaty. 

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3. 

4. 

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CHAPTER V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Article 12 

Save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation, Articles 87, 88 and 89 of the Treaty shall 
apply to production of and trade in the products referred to in Article 1(1) of this Regulation. 

Article 13 

In  cases  where  there  is  a  danger  of  creating  surpluses  or  of  a  disturbance  in  the  supply 
structure  of  the  market,  the  Council,  acting  by  a  qualified  majority  on  a  proposal  from  the 
Commission,  may  take  appropriate  measures  to  prevent  market  imbalance.  Such  measures 
may, for instance, take the form of action affecting: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

the production potential; 

the volume of supply; 

the marketing conditions. 

Article 14 

The  Member  States  and  the  Commission  shall  send  each  other  such  information  as  is 
necessary for the implementation of this Regulation.  

Article 15 

1. 

2. 

The  Commission  shall  be  assisted  by  the  Management  Committee  for  Hops 
(hereinafter ‘the Committee’). 

Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC 
shall apply. 

The period referred to in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be one month. 

3. 

The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure. 

The  rules  for  applying  this  Regulation  shall  be  adopted  in  accordance  with  the  procedure 
referred to in Article 15(2), in particular: 

Article 16 

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– 

– 

– 

the minimum quality characteristics referred to in Article 4(2), 

the definition of placing on the market referred to in Article 7(2)(b), 

the provisions laid down in Article 7(2)(g), 

the rules for sending the information referred to in Article 14. 

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CHAPTER VI 
TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS 

Article 17 

1. 

2. 

1. 

2. 

Regulation  (EEC)  No  1696/71  is  hereby  repealed  with  effect  from  1 January  2006. 
However,  in  the  case  of  Slovenia,  Article 7  shall  continue  to  apply  up  to  and 
including the 2006 harvest. 

References to Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 shall be construed as references to this 
Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in the Annex. 

Regulations (EEC) Nos 1037/72, 1981/82 and 879/73 are hereby repealed with effect 
from  1 January  2006.  However,  in  the  case  of  Slovenia,  Regulations  (EEC) 
Nos 1037/72  and  1981/82  shall  continue  to  apply  up  to  and  including  the  2006 
harvest. 

Article 18 

Producer groups recognised under Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 shall be deemed to 
be recognised under this Regulation.  

Transitional measures to facilitate the transition from Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 
to  this  Regulation  may  be  adopted  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  referred  to  in 
Article 15(2). 

Article 19 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Union. 

It shall apply from 1 January 2006. 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX 

Correlation table 

Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 

Article 1(1) and (2) 
Article 1(3) 
Article 1(4) 
– 
Article 2(1), (2) and (3) 
Article 2(4) 
Article 2(5) 
Article 3 
Article 4  
Article 5(1) and (2) 
Article 5(3) 
Article 6 
Article 7(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d) 
Article 7(1)(e) 
Article 7(1a) and (2) 
Article 7(3)(a) 
Article 7(3)(b), first subparagraph 
Article 7(3)(b), second subparagraph 
Article 7(3)(b), third subparagraph 
Article 7(3)(c) to (f) 
Article 7(3)(g) 
Article 7(3)(h) and (i) 
Article 7(4) 
Article 7(5) 
Article 12 
Article 13 
Article 14 
Article 15 
Article 15a(1), first subparagraph 
Article 15a(1), second subparagraph 
Article 15a(2), (3) and (4) 
Article 16 
Article 16a 
Article 17 
Article 18, first subparagraph, first sentence 
Article 18, first subparagraph, second sentence 
Article 18, second subparagraph 
Article 20 
Article 21 
Article 22 
– 
– 
Article 23, first paragraph 
Article 23, second paragraph 
Article 24 

This Regulation 

Article 1  
Article 2 
– 
Article 3 
Article 4 
– 
Article 16 
Article 5 
– 
Article 9 
Article 16 
– 
Article 6 
– 
– 
Article 7(2(b) 
Article 7(2(c) 
Article 7(3) 
Article 7(4) 
Article 7(2)(d) to (g) 
Article 7(2)(a) 
Article 7(2)(h) and (i) 
Article 7(1) 
Article 11 
– 
– 
Article 8 
Article 10 
Article 11(1) 
– 
Article 11(2), (3) and (4) 
Article 12 
Article 13 
– 
Article 14 
Article 16 
– 
Article 15 
– 
– 
Article 17 
Article 18(1) 
Article 18(2) 
– 
Article 19 

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1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

5.0 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

DATE: 
APPROPRIATIONS: 
13 Mio € 

BUDGET HEADING: 
05 02 11 03 
TITLE: 
Proposal for a Council Regulation on the common organisation of the market in hops 
LEGAL BASIS: 
Article 37 of the Treaty 
AIMS: 
Repealing and modifying Regulation (EEC) n° 1696/71 following adoption of Regulation (EC) n° 
1782/2003 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 

12 MONTH 
PERIOD 

CURRENT 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
2005 
(EUR million) 
- 

FOLLOWING 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
2006 
(EUR million) 
- 

CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET 

EXPENDITURE 
- 
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS) 
- 
- 

NATIONAL AUTHORITIES 
OTHER 

(EUR million) 
- 

5.1  REVENUE 

- 

- 

- 

OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC  

- 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES) 
NATIONAL 
- 

5.0.1  ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1  ESTIMATED REVENUE 
5.2  METHOD OF CALCULATION: 

2007 
- 
- 

2008 
- 
- 

2009 
- 
- 

2010 
- 
- 

6.0  CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE 

RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? 

6.1  CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF 

THE CURRENT BUDGET? 

6.2  WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY? 
6.3  WILL APPROPRIATIONS NEED TO BE ENTERED IN FUTURE BUDGETS? 
OBSERVATIONS: 

YES NO 

YES NO 
YES NO 
YES NO 

EN 

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   EN